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- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
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- cold spraying methods are typically employed to form a coating of metal with excellent ductility, and there are very few instances in which they are employed to form a coating of ceramic, which is a brittle material.
- the present invention provides a material for cold spraying, comprising a powder of a compound of a rare earth element with a specific surface area of 30 m 2 /g or more as determined by a BET single-point method.
- the present invention provides a cold sprayed coating made of a compound of a rare earth element, and the coating is preferably made of a rare earth element oxide, a rare earth element fluoride, or a rare earth element oxyfluoride.
- the coating preferably has a value L of 85 or more, a value a of from ⁇ 0.7 to 0.7, and a value b of from ⁇ 1 to 2.5 in the L*a*b* color system.
- the rare earth compound in the present invention is preferably a rare earth element (Ln) oxide, a rare earth element fluoride, or a rare earth element oxyfluoride.
- the height of a maximum intensity peak assigned to a component other than the rare earth element oxyfluoride may be 10% or less, or 5% or less, based on the height of the main peak.
- the rare earth compound powder for use in the CS material of the present invention preferably has a crystallite diameter less than or equal to a certain diameter, in view of stably obtaining a thick coating using the CS method and easily flattening particles when the particles collide against a substrate.
- the crystallite diameter of the rare earth compound powder is preferably 25 nm or less, more preferably 23 nm or less, and even more preferably 20 nm or less.
- the crystallite diameter is preferably 1 nm or more, and more preferably 3 nm or more, in view of easily producing the CS material and securing the strength of a CS coating to be obtained.
- the crystallite diameter of a CS material can be measured through powder X-ray diffractometry, and specifically obtained using a method described in Examples later.
- the inventors of the present invention have found that a thick coating can be more easily produced when the rare earth compound powder having a volume of pores with a pore size of 3 to 20 nm of 0.08 cm 3 /g or more as determined by a gas absorption method is used for producing a coating by the CS method.
- a rare earth compound powder having a volume of pores with a pore size of 3 to 20 nm within the above-described range as determined by the gas absorption method can be produced using a later-described preferable method for producing a rare earth compound powder.
- a rare earth compound powder having a D 50D within the above-described range can be produced using a later-described preferable method for producing a rare earth compound powder.
- This production method includes: dissolving a powder of a rare earth element oxide in a warmed weakly acidic aqueous solution and then cooling down the solution to thereby allow a weak acid salt of the rare earth element to precipitate; and firing the weak acid salt at 450 to 950° C.
- Examples of the acid with pKa of 1.0 or more include organic acids having a carboxylic acid group such as acetic acid, phosphoric acid, formic acid, butyric acid, lauric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, benzoic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, malonic acid, maleic acid, and tartaric acid, and inorganic acids such as boric acid, hypochlorous acid, hydrogen fluoride, and hydrosulfuric acid.
- organic acids having a carboxylic acid group are preferable, and in particular, acetic acid is preferable in view of both reducing the production cost and easily producing a rare earth oxide powder with desired physical properties. These acids may be used singly or in combination of two or more thereof.
- the hydrofluoric acid is preferably used in the form of an aqueous solution having a hydrofluoric acid concentration of 40 to 60% by mass, and more preferably 45 to 55% by mass, in view of reactivity with rare earth water-soluble salt and securing the safety when handling.
- the water-soluble salt of the rare earth element and hydrofluoric acid are allowed to react with each other preferably at 20 to 80° C., and more preferably 25 to 70° C., in view of easily allowing the water-soluble salt of the rare earth element to sufficiently react to thereby obtain a rare earth fluoride powder having a specific surface area, a crystallite diameter, a pore volume, etc., each in a desired range.
- the expression “unfired powder of a rare earth fluoride” means that a rare earth fluoride obtained through the reaction between the water-soluble salt of the rare earth element and hydrofluoric acid is not fired.
- the expression “be not fired” here means preferably that the rare earth fluoride obtained through the reaction is not heated at 300° C. or more for 60 minutes or more, more preferably that the rare earth fluoride obtained is not heated at 250° C. or more for 60 minutes or more, and even more preferably that the rare earth fluoride obtained is not heated at 250° C. or more for 30 minutes or more.
- This production method includes: the first step of mixing, with hydrofluoric acid, a powder of a rare earth element oxide or a precursor that forms a rare earth element oxide when being fired, to thereby obtain a precursor of a rare earth element oxyfluoride; and the second step of firing the precursor of the rare earth element oxyfluoride.
- the precursor that forms a rare earth element oxide when being fired which can be used as a starting material in the first step of the method of (3), is not limited as long as it is a compound that forms a rare earth element oxide when being fired in air.
- the firing temperature may be approximately from 500 to 900° C.
- Preferable examples of the precursor that forms a rare earth element oxide when being fired include a rare earth element oxalate and a rare earth element carbonate, in view of easily producing a fine powder.
- the rare earth element carbonate is preferably obtained by allowing a water-soluble salt of the rare earth element and a hydrogen carbonate to react with each other, in view of increasing the specific surface area of a powder of a rare earth element oxyfluoride to be obtained.
- Examples of the water-soluble salt of the rare earth element include those listed above for the method of (2).
- a rare earth element nitrate and a rare earth element hydrochloride are preferable.
- Preferable examples of the hydrogen carbonate include an ammonium hydrogen carbonate, a sodium hydrogen carbonate, and a potassium hydrogen carbonate, in view of ease in handling and reduction in the production cost, for example.
- the water-soluble salt of the rare earth element and the hydrogen carbonate may be allowed to react with each other in an aqueous liquid such as water.
- a powder of a rare earth element oxide or a precursor that forms a rare earth element oxide when being fired is mixed with hydrofluoric acid, and thus a precursor of a rare earth element oxyfluoride is obtained.
- the mixing is preferably performed in water, in view of efficiently obtaining a precursor of a rare earth element oxyfluoride with physical properties preferable for the CS material, and also achieving a uniform reaction.
- the temperature when mixing the powder of a rare earth element oxide or a precursor that forms a rare earth element oxide when being fired with the hydrofluoric acid is preferably from 10 to 80° C., and more preferably from 20 to 70° C.
- the precursor of a rare earth element oxyfluoride obtained in the first step is fired, and thus a powder of a rare earth element oxyfluoride suitable for the CS material of the present invention is obtained.
- the firing is performed preferably in an oxygen-containing atmosphere such as air, in view of easily obtaining the rare earth element oxyfluoride.
- the firing temperature is preferably 200° C. or more, and more preferably 250° C. or more.
- the firing temperature is preferably 600° C. or less, and more preferably 550° C. or less, in view of easily obtaining a powder of a rare earth element oxyfluoride with the BET specific surface area and crystallite diameter described hereinbefore.
- the above-described rare earth compound powder suitable for the CS material may be produced using a method other than the above-described methods (1) to (3).
- yet another exemplary production method (4) will be described, which is favorable for the case of producing a powder of a rare earth element oxyfluoride.
- the powder of the rare earth element oxide as a starting material preferably has a specific surface area, as determined by the BET single-point method, of from 1 to 25 m 2 /g, and more preferably from 1.5 to 20 m 2 /g, in view of the cost, etc.
- the powder of a rare earth element fluoride preferably has a specific surface area, as determined by the BET single-point method, of from 0.1 to 10 m 2 /g, and more preferably from 0.5 to 5 m 2 /g, in view of the cost, etc.
- the powder of a rare earth element oxyfluoride obtained through the firing is ground.
- the grinding of the powder of a rare earth element oxyfluoride may be either dry grinding or wet grinding.
- dry grinding a dry ball mill, a dry bead mill, a high-speed rotary impact mill, a jet mill, a grinding stone mill, a roll mill, or the like can be used.
- wet grinding it is preferable to perform grinding using a wet grinder with a grinding medium in the shape of, for example, balls or cylinders. Examples of such a grinder include a ball mill, a vibration mill, a bead mill, and an Attritor (registered trademark).
- the slurry obtained through the wet grinding is dried.
- the dispersion medium may be water; however, it is preferable to use an organic solvent as the dispersion medium and perform drying, in view of preventing aggregation through the drying.
- the organic solvent in this case include alcohol such as methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, and 2-propanol, and acetone.
- the drying temperature is preferably from 80 to 200° C.
- the content of the rare earth compound powder in the slurry is preferably from 10 to 50% by mass, more preferably from 12 to 45% by mass, and even more preferably from 15 to 40% by mass. With a content in this range, a coating can be formed from the slurry in a relatively short period of time (in other words, the coating efficiency is good), and the uniformity of a coating to be obtained is also better.
- the rare earth compound powders obtained through the methods of (1) to (4) above have excellent coat-forming properties when used for coating by the CS method, and thus they are useful as CS materials.
- the gas may be compressed air, nitrogen, or helium, for example.
- the height of a maximum intensity peak assigned to a component other than the rare earth element oxyfluoride may be 10% or less, or 5% or less, based on the main peak.
- yttrium oxide powder with a BET specific surface area of 3.0 m 2 /g 160 g was dissolved in 1 kg of 30% acetic acid aqueous solution warmed at 100° C., and the mixture was then cooled down to room temperature to precipitate yttrium acetate hydrate. After solid-liquid separation, the yttrium acetate hydrate obtained was dried at 120° C. for 12 hours and then fired at 550° C. for 24 hours to obtain an yttrium oxide powder. Both the drying and the firing were performed in air.
- the measurement was performed according to JIS R 9301 using a measuring instrument of multi-functional powder characteristics analyzer Multi Tester MT-1001k (manufactured by Seishine Corporation).
- the coating formed on the substrate surface was subjected to X-ray diffractometry in the following conditions.
- D represents the crystallite diameter
- ⁇ represents the wavelength of an X-ray
- ⁇ represents the width of the diffraction line (half width)
- ⁇ represents the diffraction angle
- K represents the constant.
- the half width of a peak on the (222) plane was used for an yttrium oxide
- the half width of a peak on the (111) plane was used for an yttrium fluoride
- the half width of a peak on the (101) plane of YOF was used for an yttrium oxyfluoride of Examples 4 to 6
- the half width of a peak on the (151) plane of Y 5 O 4 F 7 was used for an yttrium oxyfluoride of Example 7 and Comparative Example 4.
- the measurement was performed using a spectrophotometer CM-700d manufactured by Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Table 1 shows the following.
- a coating with a thickness of 20 m or more was formed by the CS method from the materials of the present invention, and the crystallite diameter, the value L, the value a, and the value b of each obtained coating were almost the same as those of the material powder.
- the powders of Comparative Examples 1 to 4 failed to form a coating by the CS method.
- Comparative Example 5 in which TiO 2 was used, the resulting coating had a significantly increased value b, and a less yellowish, white coating was not obtained.
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